UPDATE: SOLD
If you love the Dell c6100 but want more, perhaps lusting after the $10K C6220, then take a look at this: The Intel H2312WPJR for $1,430. See Intel H2312WPJR 8 Xeon E5 Server 2U 1200W Socket R Dell C6100 C6220 Killer | eBay
This Intel virtualization/HPC server is a 2U rack mount that contains four nodes and 12 disks like the Dell c6100, but they are super-speedy dual CPU Xeon E5 nodes, and you get 16 DIMM slots per node (64 DIMMs total) plus 4 SATADOM ports and 20 USB ports. In one 2U server you get 8 CPUs, 64 DIMMs, 20 USB ports, 12 disks, 4 SATADOM ports, 4 PCIe 3 x16 slots, and 4 PCIe IO module ports. The specifications are far above the C6100 and equal to the C6220.
I never got around to deploying this monster server, so even the heatsinks are unused, with silkscreened thermal compound just waiting to meet a Xeon CPU.
The c6100 is clearly a better bargain at ~$600 barebones for the 12-bay version (double for the 24 bay), but if you need more power or want a newer architecture, then this might be the server for you. Uniquely, each node has its own fans, so you save power when running just one or two nodes at a time.
If you love the Dell c6100 but want more, perhaps lusting after the $10K C6220, then take a look at this: The Intel H2312WPJR for $1,430. See Intel H2312WPJR 8 Xeon E5 Server 2U 1200W Socket R Dell C6100 C6220 Killer | eBay
This Intel virtualization/HPC server is a 2U rack mount that contains four nodes and 12 disks like the Dell c6100, but they are super-speedy dual CPU Xeon E5 nodes, and you get 16 DIMM slots per node (64 DIMMs total) plus 4 SATADOM ports and 20 USB ports. In one 2U server you get 8 CPUs, 64 DIMMs, 20 USB ports, 12 disks, 4 SATADOM ports, 4 PCIe 3 x16 slots, and 4 PCIe IO module ports. The specifications are far above the C6100 and equal to the C6220.
I never got around to deploying this monster server, so even the heatsinks are unused, with silkscreened thermal compound just waiting to meet a Xeon CPU.
The c6100 is clearly a better bargain at ~$600 barebones for the 12-bay version (double for the 24 bay), but if you need more power or want a newer architecture, then this might be the server for you. Uniquely, each node has its own fans, so you save power when running just one or two nodes at a time.
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